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Creative Waikato operates a Board of Trustees tasked with realising its vision for a thriving and resilient arts sector in the region.

The Board operates with a minimum of seven trustees and a maximum of nine trustees at any given time.

Appointed Trustees cover the following areas: Māori, regional representation, various arts sectors, gender balance, professional arts and community arts. The Board also ensures it has combined expertise in governance experience, thorough knowledge of the arts sector, strong networks and nancial skills.

New trustees are appointed annually in accordance with the trust deed, usually for a three year term. From time to time new trustees can be co-opted, if necessary. We welcome expressions of interest for trustee positions. If you are interested in becoming a trustee of Creative Waikato, please email your CV and covering letter to the Chair, Margi Moore, email margi.moore@wintec.ac.nz

Margi Moore - Chairperson

Margi is the Director of the newly established holistic interdisciplinary co-creation learning space – the Design Factory NZ at Wintec. Margi has been involved in Media, Art and Design Education for several decades as an Arts Manager, teacher and a practicing artist.She has taken an active interest in the Arts in the region and the future development of Hamilton City as a vibrant creative City that can support and promote the Creative Economy.

Bruce Sheridan

Bruce is on the boards of various charitable trusts, NGO, and commercial enterprises. For many years he was a partner in accounting firm KPMG, acting as a business advisor. He is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors. Bruce has a longstanding interest in the arts, including as a trustee of a theatre trust.

Cheryl Reynolds

Cheryl is the inaugural CEO of Momentum Waikato, New Zealand's newest community foundation. Before joining Momentum Waikato, Cheryl was the founder and CEO of SODA Inc, Waikato's Entrepreneurship Hub. With a masters in fine art from Massey University, Cheryl is also a practising visual artist. Before making New Zealand her home in 2002, Cheryl lived in the UK and was the director of Antenna International London, Camberley Theatre Surrey, Impressions Gallery York, and Focal Point Gallery Essex.

Amanda Hema

Amanda currently works as the Group Manager - Community at South Waikato District Council managing portfolios such as library services, leisure facilities, events, community contracts, customer service, stakeholder engagement, economic development and youth partnerships. Amanda is passionate about regional development and believes local growth flows from collaborations beyond territorial boundaries. A background in 'Speech and Drama' has led to an enduring interest in the performing arts and a love of small town theatre which sees Amanda on the stage whenever time permits.

Muna Wharawhara

Muna is the Amorangi Māori for Hamilton City Council and is very much a family man, with 6 children, and 2 beautiful grandchildren. He is fluent in Te Reo Māori, and has a passion and love for kapahaka as tutor, composer, performer and spectator. He has performed at regional and national level kapahaka for the past 20 years. With the best years of his performing life behind him he now enjoys supporting the arts through strategic and governance roles.

Nick Johnston

Nick is a strategic advisor and director of Hamilton-based consultancy Dorrington Wright. Prior to establishing his own business, Nick has held strategy, planning and project management roles at Hamilton City Council, Waikato Museum | Te Whare Taonga o Waikato and Arts Waikato. He has been involved in several non-profit organisations, including the Hamilton Live Music Trust, the Independent Broadcasting Community, the Boon Street Art Festival committee and the Asia New Zealand Foundation Leadership Network. Nick is also a musician and has played piano and keyboards in many local bands.

Henriata Nicholas

Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Turumakina, Ngāti Unu, Ngāti Kahu – Te Arawa, Waikato-Maniapoto. Henriata is a Māori artist designer specialising in the design, application and project management of public artwork for council, transport, architect, urban design and iwi/hapū agencies, as part of regeneration and urban design projects. She works for the Te Awamutu Museum as the Exhibitions Coordinator curating local community based exhibitions utlilising her depth of design. She is also a representative for Kaitiaki Māori on the Museums Aotearoa board and board member of the Waitomo Discovery Centre & Museum.